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association with Jayaram

…with the iconic Tamil-language actor Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (popularly known as MGR), with whom she made more than two dozen movies. MGR was also a politician, who founded the AIADMK in 1972 and from 1977 to 1987 was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

role in All India Dravidian Progressive Federation

…in 1972 by veteran movie-actor-turned-politician Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (popularly known as MGR), who broke away from the Dravidian Progressive Federation (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam; DMK). The AIADMK espouses no particular ideology except the protection of the interests of the Tamil population in India and in Sri Lanka.